Four Angels holding back the Winds, from the Apocalypse
Jean Duvet
n.d.
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 11 15/16 x 8 7/16 in. (30.3 x 21.5 cm) sheet: 12 3/16 x 8 3/4 in. (30.9 x 22.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925
Accession Number
25.2.73
Tags
AngelsMenApocalypse
About the Artist
Jean Duvet · 1485–1570
Jean Duvet (1485–after 1562), a pioneering French goldsmith and engraver from the provincial heartlands of Dijon and Langres, emerged as the first significant printmaker in France. Born to a Dijon goldsmith, he trained in the family trade and rose swiftly, becoming master of the Dijon Goldsmiths' Guild by 1509. Duvet's early career blended goldsmithing with engraving; no specific teachers are docu...